Kind of knew it was going to be a good trip when I had the whole isle to myself on the Midway- Reno connector.
Quick start at Squaw for a couple hours with their free 1/2 day of arrival ticket w/boarding pass proof.Yes there is a ski up Starbucks in that building.
Casa for the week on the north shore.
Daily sunset
Its been a very low snow year in Tahoe. Got lucky and caught it pretty good during this visit with a couple shots of snow throughout the week. 8 inches fell my first night. I knew Squaw would be tracked even faster than normal since it hasn't snowed much this season .Wanted to ride untouched snow all day so I headed to the West Shore and the goal was accomplished.
Stoke started rising when I saw this .
and this
Got first chair and followed a local kid down a groomer on the first run off
the Quad and a couple quick tree shots
Then headed to the other side of the mountain.Went right under the chair and called rebate.
Saw this .. and had to hit it a few times .Then into the woods
Was solo the first few days of the trip .Goofing around with the ski pole cam.
The tree runs were a blast.
Day 2 off to Kirkwood. 16 inches in the last 36 hours .Got a small dose of the Kfactor.Well worth the drive .
Chair 4 was only open a few hours the previous day so it had plenty of untouched snow left.
Cornice drops with soft landings were pretty sweet.
So did the palisades , a little bit of work to get there but worth it with some solid stashes of untouched snow.The start of the traverse.
Cirque and a few other pics from a beautiful day at Kirkwood.
Sentinel
View of the amazing terrain off 6 from 11
Ridge line off 6+10 pick your line and drop
Priceless last lap over near Cave rock before the Vail buy out.
Couple clips of mostly just cruising and enjoying the good snow + scenery.
Snake bite + only core shot of the trip to close the video..
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Homewood and Kirkwood 2/13 + 2/14 2012
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jamsandwich
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fun! thanks for posting. can't wait to get out there
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brookbarrel
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Rode 9 out of 10 days. First day was only 2 hrs at Squaw quick start + last only 4 hrs at Mt Rose . Took a down day during the busy Holiday weekend.Many more pics + video to sort through. Hwood 2 , Kirkwood, Alpine2, Squaw3, NStar +Mt rose.Extended the week stay with a few extra free nights at the Grand Sierra with the snowbomb card hook up to end the trip.
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Great trip BB --good timing too in an otherwise dismal season from what I hear. What is Mt. Rose like, w/ good snow would it be worth more than a day? It is essentially free w/ deals staying at casinos I think
So you had the Gold card and some others deals -- nice accommodation too, again did the card help a lot w/ lodging.
I bet you can still feel some of those deep turns thru the trees, great trip
So you had the Gold card and some others deals -- nice accommodation too, again did the card help a lot w/ lodging.
I bet you can still feel some of those deep turns thru the trees, great trip
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brookbarrel
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I'd go there more than once in a good snow year David, or if I was staying in Reno during a storm! Mt Rose is awesome. Its steep and they winch several runs ,as well as leave some of the steep ones bumped up . A few chutes were open but too bony for tired legs .Some of the chutes contain gnar terrain and some are a single black. 8:30 start on the slide side(more mellow terrain on this side ,mostly) for a couple sun soaked groomers to start then to the Rose side at 9 AM. Rose side is steeper and doesn't get as much sun. Kiddie area is seperate from the steeper stuff on this side. 2 for Tuesday so it was like $37 a ticket.
Gold cards were $40 late summer when I bought 2 .Each card yielded 2 nights at the grand sierra and 1( sun - fri ) homewood comp ticket + 1 (mon- thur) Kirkwood ticket. 4 nights (only used 3) and 4 lift tickets(only used 3) for $85 total .Great deal!
Here's a clip of a groomer there.
Off piste lake view runs were fun too.
Tele guy killing the groomer
The chutes from 431
Rose side lodge view
Gold cards were $40 late summer when I bought 2 .Each card yielded 2 nights at the grand sierra and 1( sun - fri ) homewood comp ticket + 1 (mon- thur) Kirkwood ticket. 4 nights (only used 3) and 4 lift tickets(only used 3) for $85 total .Great deal!
Here's a clip of a groomer there.
Off piste lake view runs were fun too.
Tele guy killing the groomer
The chutes from 431
Rose side lodge view
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brookbarrel
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Just gonna add on here with some pics from the next day Wed 2/15
Woke up to the sound of the snow plow out front down at lake level. Looked outside a couple fresh inches over night.
Check the reports and head here . 9 more inches up top! It was only 9 degrees w/a -10 windchill . The Cali peeps are putting in toe + hand warmers left and right . Front row parking + bombs going off .
Light and dry . Most likely the best day of the trip.
Rocks were lurking everywhere on the more technical lines and no one cared. . Saw some crazy lines go down in tight chutes with hardly any snow. Didn't take many pics just helmet cam clips.
Scott chair .
Tried my best to blast the camera off my head . It didn't budge.
Woke up to the sound of the snow plow out front down at lake level. Looked outside a couple fresh inches over night.
Check the reports and head here . 9 more inches up top! It was only 9 degrees w/a -10 windchill . The Cali peeps are putting in toe + hand warmers left and right . Front row parking + bombs going off .
Light and dry . Most likely the best day of the trip.
Rocks were lurking everywhere on the more technical lines and no one cared. . Saw some crazy lines go down in tight chutes with hardly any snow. Didn't take many pics just helmet cam clips.
Scott chair .
Tried my best to blast the camera off my head . It didn't budge.